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The Trust

Åland Maritime Museum is a charitable trust that manages and mediates Åland's maritime heritage, with reference to the present and to the future.

Our mission is to promote a greater understanding of maritime Åland by:

  • maintaining and developing collections

  • sharing knowledge of the tangible and intangible aspects

  • encouraging and assisting research

  • providing a forum for maritime activities and actors

  • serving in local, regional and international contexts

The Trust runs the Åland Maritime Museum and the tall ship Pommern, Åland’s top two visitor attractions. The Maritime Museum is open all year and the Pommern from May through to September. The Trust has ten permanent staff and five support staff. In addition, the Trust is fortunate to have a large volunteer corps that makes a vital contribution into many different areas.

The Trust’s board is made up of seven members, of which three are nominated by the Åland Nautical Club and four by the Government of Åland. Members sit on four-year terms.

 

A brief history

Our origins lie in the 1920s when Åland sea captain Carl Holmqvist started to collect nautical objects, realising the days of sailing ships were over.  In 1935 he co-founded Åland Nautical Club with the aim of establishing a maritime museum for Åland.  The museum building, designed by architect Jonas Cedercreutz, was completed in 1949 and five years later the Åland Maritime Museum opened to the public.

Through contributions from Åland seafarers and shipping companies the collections continued to grow.  In 1986 Åland Nautical Club donated all museum objects, archives and the library to the newly formed trust Åland Maritime Museum.

An extension as well as comprehensive renovation of the original building commenced in the autumn of 2009. The museum re-opened on 26th April 2012. In March 2015 the Trust was entrusted full management of the historic tall ship Pommern, owned by the Town of Mariehamn. Major investments are currently being done to into preservation and public engagement.

The board 2016-2019

Jan Limnell, president
Yvonne Törneroos, vice-president
Johan Dahlman
Allan Palmer
Gabriella Nordlund
Tomas Fellman
Edvard Johansson

Staff

Hanna Hagmark, director
Anna Grönholm, keeper of collections
Heidi Viktorsson, curator of outreach
Nathaniel Howe, curator Pommern
Sofia Mansnerus, curator (on maternity leave in 2019)
Caroline Lolax, museum assistant
Diana Lindström, front of house
Jessica Falck, administrator
Madeleine Caldén, cleaner
Folke Mitts, technician
Sergei Kouznetsov, technician (on leave of absence)

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Åland Maritime Museum

ADDRESS HAMNGATAN 2 MARIEHAMN
TEL +358 (0)18 19 930
EMAIL info@sjofartsmuseum.ax

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